At our monthly Parent Teacher Organization meeting held at the Middle School last Thursday, our treasurer presented the school principals with a check for $75,000! This money is the full amount promised to help fund art, science, music, and both libraries during the 2017-2018 school year. In addition to those funds, your Parent Teacher Organization still has over $50,000 that we will spend this year to support field trips and assemblies at both schools and important community and cultural events such as the lantern festival, field day, and science night. Thank you for all of your help in fundraising to support these important programs at our schools and happy holidays!

-Brant RobinsonPTA President

JOIN US NEXT MONTH @ HAMMOND'S

A huge thanks to those who participated in the California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser on December 14th. We hope you enjoyed dining out with the AEA Community while raising money for Albert Einstein Academies. This was the first in a series of monthly fundraising events. Please join us next month at Hammond's Gourmet Ice Cream in Point Loma. From January 12th - January 14th, go on in and enjoy a wonderful ice cream treat. Mention "Albert Einstein Academies" and 50% of your purchases will be donated to the school. Click on the link for details.

AEAES FAMILY DANCE

Friday, February 2nd, 5-7PMIt’s the return of the Family Dance for K-5th graders! Save the date and dust off your Star Wars digs; we’re going to have a night that’s out of this world! Keep an eye out for more details and email Jennifer at secretary@foaea.org if you would like to be involved in the making of this galactic event.

ARE YOU FOLLOWING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA?

Do you know about our Friends of Albert Einstein Academies Facebook Page and the AEA Community Facebook Group linked to our Page? We often provide updates via our Facebook Page to keep families of AEACS updated on meetings and events between newsletters. We may sometimes post links we come across to provide some discussion. Looking for a little more discussion amongst individuals who make up the AEA community? Be sure to join the AEA Community FB Group. If you are on Facebook, be sure to like us or follow us. For those of you who also use Instagram, follow us @friends_of_aea.

GCC PRETZEL T-SHIRT FUNDRAISER

Did you miss out on your chance to buy your pretzel t-shirt at the Wintermarkt or on Pretzel Wednesday? This is your last chance - order them before December 16th midnight to raise funds for the German Cultural Committee. Shirts will be delivered after the Winter Break. Youth, adult unisex and women sizes available. Order them here.

LEARN GERMAN AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE

Striving to keep up with your child's German language skills? Join AEA mom, Felicitas Jaima, at Grossmont College starting January 29th, 2018 for the Spring Semester. She will be teaching two beginning German courses, German I on Saturdays and German II M/W 6-8:15 PM. Follow the link for details and information on other German class options. Register early!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Again, happy holidays from all of us at Friends of Albert Einstein Academies (your PTA) to all of you! We hope you enjoy your winter vacation. We will see you in 2018!

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